I wasn't sure what was going on, I've heard rumors that my boy "The Hoff" has been manhandling his lady but I just had to find out what was really going on... So, I asked Geeves what the deal was...

LOS ANGELES - Less than a month after filing for divorce, the estranged wife of David Hasselhoff has filed for a court order on a claim of domestic violence by the former “Baywatch” star, according to court records.

Actress Pamela Bach, 42, made the filing Monday against Hasselhoff, 53, in Los Angeles Superior Court, summary records on the court’s Web site show.

At a private hearing, Bach also asked for a temporary restraining order against the actor, but a judge denied the request, instead instructing the two to stay away from each other.

“The court indicated that she should stay where she is, and he should stay where he is,” Hasselhoff’s attorney, Melvin Goldsman said by phone Wednesday, declining to comment on the allegations.

Documents pertaining to the hearing have been sealed by the court to protect the pair’s two teenage daughters and their privacy, Goldsman said.

Bach was granted custody of one daughter while Hasselhoff was given custody of the other, publicist Judy Katz said Wednesday.

Hasselhoff filed for divorce Jan. 12, citing irreconcilable differences after 16 years of marriage. Bach filed her own divorce papers a day later, also citing irreconcilable differences.

Messages left Wednesday at the office of Bach’s attorney were not immediately returned.

On Thursday, Hasselhoff pleaded no contest to a charge of driving under the influence and was ordered to enroll in an alcohol program for six months. The plea was entered by an attorney on behalf of Hasselhoff, who did not appear in court.

Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Lippitt also imposed a $390 fine, community service and license restrictions, said Jenaro Batiz-Romero, spokesman for the city attorney's office.

Hasselhoff was arrested in June and charged with driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or greater. In 2002, Hasselhoff checked himself into the Betty Ford Center for treatment of alcoholism.

He is best known for playing lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the long-running "Baywatch" TV series. He also starred in the 1980s television show "Knight Rider."

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